Quotes & Facts

U.S. wine, grape and grape products industries contribute over $162 billion dollars annually to the U.S. economy. (The Wine Institute 01/17/07.)

Bishop of Seville

"I have enjoyed great health at a great age because everyday since I can remember I have consumed a bottle of wine except when I have not felt well. Then I have consumed two bottles."

Legendary
Hemingway, Ernest

"In Europe we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also a great giver of happiness and well being and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary."

A Moveable Feast
Bonaparte, Napoleon

"In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it."

Hemingway, Ernest

"Wine is the most civilized thing in the world."

Fleming, Sir Alexander

"If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life."

Lehmusvuori, Hannu

If your heart is warm with happiness, you'll need a glass - if sorrow chills your heart, have two!

Keynes, John Maynard

"My only regret in life is that I did not drink more Champagne."

Hugo, Victor

"God made only water, but man made wine."